I’ve been on here for a few months and had some excellent advice on the general forum.
I thought I’d post in this section now that I have an Elise (again after some time away) and no longer feel like an imposter!
I picked it up at the weekend from Will Blackham, whom I would highly recommend if anyone is on the market. After a great drive north, I love the wee thing already.
Initially I was torn between another S2 and an S1. I had an SC a few years back, then an S2 Exige S more recently. Dom kindly took me for a blast in his sport 135 and that pretty much swung it for me. I thought at first I wanted a 111s but their rarity and, in many cases, crazy asking prices put me off in the end.
So here I am. My car is a standard S1 in beautiful nautilus blue with cream interior. It’s got a hardtop and few sensible upgrades like nitrons, alu rad and a stainless exhaust. The cat will be going back in before I go deaf. It’s been well looked after but also used and enjoyed enough that I’m not worried about continuing to do so. I previously had a low mileage Z3 M Coupe and I told myself that I’d never buy another “investment” car again.
Plans to start with include a visit to Craig for a service and quick inspection to make sure all is as tip top as I think it is. I’m also thinking about changing the wheels back to silver as I think their current colour - black - just looks a wee bit lost with the darker paintwork.
I’m looking forward to meeting some more of you and getting into the lotus community, something I should have done last time round!
Here we go - edited to add photos. Just a couple of phone pics I took on my way home.
Stu
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